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Originally Posted by Nick Seidl

Additionally, they are all good about sharing their opinions (which is awesome!), but I'm running into problems getting that conversation to a conclusion. Lots of talking, not much listening to each other or coming to conclusions going on. How do I play referee between the grown ups?

Lots of planning ahead before meetings may help here. Coalesce your thoughts outside of the meeting, write them all down concisely, and then discuss that with the group.

For coming to a conclusion, the best thing I have found personally is to not talk much, but try to distill down opposing view points in your head while others are talking. At some point speak up with something like "it sounds like X and Y are the leading plans" and move the discussion to X and Y's pros and cons. After enough discussion people should be receptive to the "well we need to just pick one, see how it works, and re-asses while we are in process".

If there is enough support for an idea, even if you don't agree with it, it may be best to go with that. Having multiple people feel like they are meaningfully contributing may be more important than doing something the way that you think is perfect.